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What's on in and around West Dorset

January 2012

Information supplied courtesy of West Dorset District Council & West Dorset Tourist Centres

This listing contains a selection of events taking place across West Dorset this month

Pop into your local Tourist Information Centre for full event information and programmes for all local theatres and art centres

Local Events Diary

01 Lyme Regis New Year Duck Race Starts at midday along the river Lym from Windsor Terrace to Jordan Flats. A new year tradition, raising money for the town's Christmas lights. Ducks on sale before the start of the race at £1.

01 Annual Lyme Lunge Sandy Beach area, Lyme Regis. A fancy dress dip in the balmy waters of Lyme Bay, 1pm at the Cobb Beach, all for charity. This year the charities supported are the RNLI and ShelterBox. Everyone welcome, whether ‘dipping’ or contributing to our charity collection. Have a go. Prize for Best Fancy Dress.

07 National Trust Talk – “No Knickers” Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 2.30pm. A talk on life in the West Country in Tudor Times presented by the Blackmore Vale & Yeovil Association of the National Trust. 01747 838810 (email: brijo@waitrose.com)

08 Starving Poets' Society The Old Tea House, 44 High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1UT, 4pm – 5.30pm. Every 2nd Sunday of the month - cream tea and poetry with Beth Blake, Debbie and Derrick Dalley. Children welcome. Cost £8.50 per person. Leading to spring Poetry Fest and Old Tea House' Poetry Anthology. Please drop into TOTH and sign the Poets' handbook.

08 Weldmar Hospicecare Trust Men's 10km or 6km sponsored walk Starts from The Royal Hotel, The Esplanade, Weymouth at 11am. Sponsored walk along Weymouth Seafront, with a pie and a pint at the end of the walk. To register please call 01305 215320 or see (www.weld-hospice.org.uk/pieandpint)

14 Potato Day St Marys Church House, South St, Bridport, 10am – 3pm. Unusual seed potatoes, other seeds and plants for sale. Seed swap stall, with refreshments. Bring and buy stalls and lots of torch-bearers will lead a procession through the streets of the old town to finish in St. Michael’s church. The catchy songs and dances should life the mood, however, and there will be spiced mulled ale to finish!

16 Community Lectures 2012 - "Iraq, Afghanistan and The Arab Spring" The Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, 7pm. Lecture with John Lee Anderson. Admission free but by ticket only available from the school. Donations welcomed at the end of each lecture supporting charitable causes. (email: stcainr@thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk)

18 A Visit to New York - architecture and art of the City that never sleeps Bridport Arts Centre, South St, Bridport, 2.30pm. Presented by the West Dorset Decorative & Fine Arts Society. Visitors £6 01308 897209

20 Market St. Martin's Community Hall, Broadmayne (Next to the Church), 2pm-3.30pm. Raffle, craft, plants, books, Jigsaws, Cards, local lamb, sausages & eggs, local Watercress, cakes and preserves and a chance to sit and chat with a cup of tea or coffee. All proceeds for St Martin's Community Hall. Eleanor Piper 01305 853765

28 The Dorset Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Open Day The Dorset Youth Association Hall, Lubbecke Way, Dorchester, 11am – 3.30pm. Come and “have a go” at weaving, spinning and other crafts. Free admission, coffee and tea available. Children, 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult.

31 Sherborne Jazz -Jam Session The Plume of Feathers, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, doors open 7.30pm. An informal and friendly meeting place for musicians - bring your instrument and a tune and sit in with the house band - or just come to listen and enjoy. Admission £3. 01935 816569 (www.sherbornejazz.org.uk)

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Council cannot accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions. Inclusion
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